Mai, Scornful Striker commander decks

{B}Mono-Black commanders

We track 101 decks led by Mai, Scornful Striker.

Deck numbers as of November 8, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$0.94+2.2% in 30 daysas of Nov 10Price history for Mai, Scornful Striker
Decks led
101

0.01% of the 859,743 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$411

Most cost $71 to $959.

Median power
5.2

Most rate 3.4 to 7.6 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
5.9

Most score 4.2 to 7.5 out of 10.

Most often built as group slug (38%), then midrange (32%).

Real Mai, Scornful Striker decks

Real decks from our database, picked from this commander's own price range and from every bracket people build it in. Open any of them for the full list. The picks rotate weekly.

By budget

  • Budget build
    $70.80
    price
    4.6
    power
    4.8
    salt
    Bracket 3 (Upgraded)
    {B}midrange
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  • Typical build
    $415
    price
    4.7
    power
    5.9
    salt
    Bracket 2 (Core)
    {B}midrange
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  • High-end build
    $1,088
    price
    7.1
    power
    10.0
    salt
    Bracket 3 (Upgraded)
    {B}combo
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By bracket

  • Bracket 1 · Exhibition
    $121
    price
    4.5
    power
    5.6
    salt
    Bracket 1 (Exhibition)
    {B}midrange
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  • Bracket 2 · Core
    $128
    price
    4.6
    power
    6.1
    salt
    Bracket 2 (Core)
    {B}midrange
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  • Bracket 3 · Upgraded
    $194
    price
    6.4
    power
    4.7
    salt
    Bracket 3 (Upgraded)
    {B}combo
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  • Bracket 4 · Optimized
    $1,030
    price
    8.1
    power
    5.7
    salt
    Bracket 4 (Optimized)
    {B}combo
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Mai, Scornful Striker decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

15 decks from $400 to $500, the median band

Decks per price band. Pick a band to see its count. The highlighted band, $400 to $500, holds the median deck at $411. 32 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)22%22
  • Bracket 2 (Core)18%18
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)34%34
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)26%26
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)<1%1

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What Mai, Scornful Striker decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 101 decks, with each card's current price. The bar is the share of decks running the card, and its green part is how far that share runs above the card's rate in every deck that could play it.

Creatures20

  • Gray Merchant of Asphodel80%$0.68
    Run in 81 of these decks (80%), 9% of decks that could run it.
  • Crypt Ghast68%$13.53
    Run in 69 of these decks (68%), 5% of decks that could run it.
  • Soot Imp68%$1.11
    Run in 69 of these decks (68%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Blood Seeker65%$0.24
    Run in 66 of these decks (65%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Fate Unraveler60%$2.59
    Run in 61 of these decks (60%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Rug of Smothering59%$0.57
    Run in 60 of these decks (59%), 1% of decks that could run it.
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Instants3

  • Dark Ritual60%$0.25
    Run in 61 of these decks (60%), 34% of decks that could run it.
  • Withering Torment54%$1.38
    Run in 54 of these decks (54%), 8% of decks that could run it.
  • Defile38%$1.29
    Run in 38 of these decks (38%), 3% of decks that could run it.

Sorceries2

  • Exsanguinate51%$0.28
    Run in 51 of these decks (51%), 9% of decks that could run it.
  • Feed the Swarm48%$0.19
    Run in 48 of these decks (48%), 16% of decks that could run it.

Artifacts6

  • Sol Ring87%$1.25
    Run in 88 of these decks (87%), 86% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Signet56%$0.41
    Run in 57 of these decks (56%), 56% of decks that could run it.
  • Jet Medallion55%$14.37
    Run in 56 of these decks (55%), 17% of decks that could run it.
  • Bontu's Monument54%$2.69
    Run in 54 of these decks (54%), 7% of decks that could run it.
  • Isolation Cell49%$0.29
    Run in 49 of these decks (49%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • The Darkness Crystal48%$5.34
    Run in 48 of these decks (48%), 3% of decks that could run it.

Enchantments7

  • Polluted Bonds61%$5.62
    Run in 62 of these decks (61%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Underworld Dreams60%$2.11
    Run in 61 of these decks (60%), 3% of decks that could run it.
  • Painful Quandary57%$1.32
    Run in 58 of these decks (57%), 3% of decks that could run it.
  • Bloodchief Ascension50%$15.08
    Run in 50 of these decks (50%), 5% of decks that could run it.
  • Wound Reflection44%$9.52
    Run in 44 of these decks (44%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Exquisite Blood40%$39.27
    Run in 40 of these decks (40%), 6% of decks that could run it.
  • Phyrexian Arena39%$2.71
    Run in 39 of these decks (39%), 15% of decks that could run it.

Lands2

  • Bojuka Bog64%$1.40
    Run in 65 of these decks (64%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Cabal Coffers55%$21.87
    Run in 55 of these decks (55%), 10% of decks that could run it.

Cards that set Mai decks apart

These show up in Mai decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

  • Gray Merchant of Asphodel$0.68

    80% of these decks, against 9% of other decks that could run it.

  • Soot Imp$1.11

    68% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Blood Seeker$0.24

    65% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Crypt Ghast$13.53

    68% of these decks, against 5% of other decks that could run it.

  • Polluted Bonds$5.62

    61% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Rug of Smothering$0.57

    59% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

6 more signature cards
  • Fate Unraveler$2.59

    60% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Underworld Dreams$2.11

    60% of these decks, against 3% of other decks that could run it.

  • Painful Quandary$1.32

    57% of these decks, against 3% of other decks that could run it.

  • Creeping Bloodsucker$5.53

    56% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Massacre Wurm$1.42

    54% of these decks, against 5% of other decks that could run it.

  • Isolation Cell$0.29

    49% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.

Mai, Scornful Striker combos

60 of these decks (59%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Bloodchief Ascension plus Mindcrank

    Infinite mill, lifegain and life loss

    25%25 decks
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  2. Bloodthirsty Conqueror plus Enduring Tenacity

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    24%24 decks
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  3. Bloodthirsty Conqueror plus Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    24%24 decks
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  4. Bloodthirsty Conqueror plus Sanguine Bond

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    22%22 decks
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  5. Exquisite Blood plus Sanguine Bond

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    22%22 decks
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  6. Exquisite Blood plus Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    21%21 decks
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  7. Bloodthirsty Conqueror plus Marauding Blight-Priest

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    16%16 decks
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  8. Enduring Tenacity plus Exquisite Blood

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    15%15 decks
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Commanders like Mai, Scornful Striker

Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as Mai decks do.